Archive - Absolute Unit

Theory of Soccer: Options have Value

Zone-reads, pick 'n rolls, cut-backs

Dec 27, 2024 •

Tiotal Football

November 2024

Theory of Soccer: Structure & Narrative

Fish like structure

Nov 25, 2024 •

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August 2024

Gone With The Wind FC: Exploring the past to find enduring truths and market inefficiencies

TF: Please enjoy the return of Jared Young who has brought us this banger of an Absolute Unit post.

Aug 9, 2024 •

May 2024

Theory of Soccer: A world without tactics

Like if Jurgen Klinsmann coached all the teams

May 24, 2024 •

Tiotal Football

March 2024

Theory of Soccer: Mike Leach & the Air Raid

Toward a "Part 4"

Mar 21, 2024

February 2024

On Randomness (and Parity)

Reprising the last post on tactics and dice rolls and then a deep dive into what Randomness .. is(?)

Feb 6, 2024 •

Tiotal Football

January 2024

Football Tactics and Rolling Dice

Shall we play a game?

Jan 11, 2024 •

Tiotal Football

November 2023

Offense / Defense Framework

I’m going to start off by pretending this post is about soccer. Accountability for attackers and defenders Something that I don’t feel the need to…

Nov 3, 2023 •

Tiotal Football

February 2023

What continues to pique my interest regarding football, numbers and front office theory

Consider it a bottle episode. Just some stuff I've been thinking about lately

Feb 1, 2023 •

Tiotal Football

September 2022

Introducing: Post Script

A podcast about how the internet changed soccer analysis

Sep 9, 2022 •

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February 2022

Theory of Soccer Pt. 3: On Account of Bounce

What the rise of xG contributed to theory and what it did not

Feb 1, 2022 •

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December 2021

Theory of Soccer Pt. 2: The Abstract

Reframing a macro and micro general theory of soccer

Dec 16, 2021 •

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